Nature journaling is simply documenting observations of nature. If you find a bit of flora or fauna that you want to bring home with you as a memento, draw it or take a photograph instead, preserving the health and beauty of the wilderness and taking care to leave it even better than you found it. When choosing a souvenir, take care to only collect items that can be legally moved, leaving wildlife, plants, and fossils on the trails where they belong.

Talismans: Individual or combinations of real symbolic objects associated with human interaction with the land such as: arrowheads, potsherds, dreamcatchers, prayer flagsĭid you know that it’s illegal to pick a poppy in California on state land? Each project includes a Souvenir Challenge in which your family is asked to draw, collect, or create an object to keep as a reminder of your shared experience.

Maps: Small, topographical maps that show the exact painting site where Foster created the paintingĪrtifacts: Natural objects or ephemera collected during Foster’s travels or created to accompany his paintings such as: stones, shells, leaves, dive records Studies: Small, fully-realized paintings of an object or view Foster encountered while painting Types of souvenirs in Foster’s artworks include: These painted or real objects carry symbolic meaning that help describe Foster’s experience in the wild. Tony Foster carefully selects souvenirs to include with his paintings, usually mounted within the frame near an excerpt from his journal.

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